Shoulder box for cigarettes or the like

Abstract

Shoulder boxes (11) consist of box part (12) for receiving a group of cigarettes (10) and an articulated hinged lid (14). To achieve better aroma and moisture retention, the group of cigarettes (10) is wrapped in an inner wrapping (15) which, for the extraction of cigarettes, has in the region of a continuously closed upper wall (18) a tear-open thread (35) or a tear-open strip (36). In this way, easy access to the cigarettes (10) is possible.

We claim: 
     
       1. A shoulder box with a box portion (12) and a hinged lid (14) connected pivotably to said box part along an axis of articulation (13), said box portion for receiving a group of cigarettes (10) wrapped in an inner tin foil wrapping (15), said group of cigarettes to be aligned to lie flat in the box part parallel to the axis of articulation; said inner tin foil wrapping comprising a closed upper wall (18) with one of a tear-open thread (35) and tear-open strip (36), and tearing lines located transverse to said thread (35) or strip (36) in the upper wall (18) such that after the thread (35) or strip (36) has been removed the upper wall can be formed into two opening tabs (43, 44) by tearing said upper wall along said tearing lines. 
     
     
       2. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tear-open thread (35) or tear-open strip (36) is arranged in the center of the upper wall (18). 
     
     
       3. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the tear-open thread (35) or tear-open strip (36) is arranged in the direction parallel to the axis of articulation (13). 
     
     
       4. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inner tin foil wrapping includes end-wall edges (37, 38) at the ends of said upper wall (18), said transverse tearing lines being formed along said end-wall edges (37, 38) formed at the ends of the upper wall (18). 
     
     
       5. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 4, wherein the tearing lines extend on both sides of the tear-open thread (35) or tear-open strip (36) over the full width of the upper wall (18) such that each of the opening tabs (43, 44) extends over approximately one-half of the upper wall (18). 
     
     
       6. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tear-open thread (35) or tear-open strip (36) extends beyond the surface length of the upper wall (18) of the inner wrapping (15), such that the effective tearing zone of the tear-open thread (35) or tear-open strip (36) is at least equal to the length of the upper wall (18). 
     
     
       7. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner wrapping (15) includes separating lines (46, 47) on either side of the tear-open strip (36), said separating lines consisting of severing cuts with residual connections (48). 
     
     
       8. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 6, wherein the tearing zone is limited by transverse stamped markings (40, 41, 42) of the tear-open thread (35) or tear-open strip (36). 
     
     
       9. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 1, wherein a stamped U-shaped gripping tongue (39) is formed in the inner wrapping at one end of the tear-open thread (35) or tear-open strip (36). 
     
     
       10. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 9, wherein the gripping tongue (39) is formed partially in the region of an end wall (19) of the inner wrapping adjoining the upper wall. 
     
     
       11. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 6, wherein the ends of the tearing zone are defined by transverse stamped portions (40, 41, 42) formed in the region of end walls (19, 32) of the inner wrapping which adjoin the upper wall (18). 
     
     
       12. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner wrapping (15) is in the form of a U folded around the cigarette group in the longitudinal direction of the cigarettes (10) such that one of the end walls (19) is closed and the other end wall (32) is formed from folded end-wall tabs (21, 22), longitudinal side walls (33, 34) being formed from longitudinal wall tabs (23, 24; 25, 26) partially overlapping one another. 
     
     
       13. A shoulder box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner tin foil wrapping is comprised of a tin foil sheet having an upper wall (18), and an end wall (19) and lower wall (20), arranged in succession in the longitudinal direction of the sheet, and a tear-open thread (35) or tear-open strip (36) being applied uninterruptedly and centrally, over the entire length of the sheet.